From what they've said, ideally I'll be third striker, but you never know really in football.

Patrick Bamford

Speaking about his conversations with Mourinho, Bamford told the Guardian: "The first thing he said to me was: 'What do you want to do next season?'

"As quick as I could I said: 'Play for Chelsea.'

"He said: 'That's good, at least you know what you want. We'll see.'

"From what they've said, ideally I'll be third striker, but you never know really in football.

"Hopefully I get a good pre-season, especially with the World Cup, because a lot of the big players are going to be away, so it's going to give some of us youngsters the chance to get some game time to try and show him what we can do."

With Spanish striker Diego Costa widely expected to move to Stamford Bridge this summer and Chelsea also heavily linked with Bayern Munich's Mario Mandzukic, Bamford's claims don't bode well for the other strikers at the club.

Indeed, Lukaku, Torres and Ba could all be headed for the exit in a mass clearout if Mourinho gets his wish this summer.